Title
Extent of environmental disclosure of US and Canadian firms by annual report location
Abstract
This study discusses various influences on firms to provide additional environmental disclosure and empirically measures and analyzes the extent of actual environmental disclosures included in the annual reports of firms in the U.S. and Canada. The environmental disclosure content provided in the annual reports of firms is evaluated based on environmental reporting guidelines published by the American Institute of Public Accountants and the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants. In general, the results indicate that U.S. firms provided a significantly higher level of environmental disclosure than did Canadian firms. Also, firms in each nation varied significantly in the amount of environmental disclosure provided in each of four annual report sections.
Department(s)
School of Accountancy
Document Type
Article
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adiac.2012.09.012
Publication Date
2012
Recommended Citation
Ashcroft, Paul A. "Extent of environmental disclosure of US and Canadian firms by annual report location." Advances in Accounting 28, no. 2 (2012): 279-292.
Journal Title
Advances in Accounting
